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Jeremiah Turner
Atlanta
โI think unfortunately it sends the wrong message that color sometimes can equate to personality type. I think that because he is the brand, the view, the look of what America is, it gives this energy that America only supports a certain color and thatโs not the case at all. So I think it has shown people that thereโs only certain types of people you can trust and that is not always the case. So moving forward, what I think we should do is invite more people of diverse nations to show a collective of creative individuals who do not mind coexisting.โ
Spencer Bonner
Atlanta
โI think that it serves no benefit, no purpose, it dims a light on people that are true refugees in other countries that need to leave and come to the United States to seek asylum for safety. And weโve also been told that the stories that are being told about the white farmers in South Africa are in fact untrue. So they are not in any intense danger, nor are they being harmed in any form or So I think that mostly itโs a distraction to kind of take eyes and attention off of the things that theyโre doing in the country now and the complete missteps that the Trump administration is participating in.โ
Erica Blevins
Atlanta
โI donโt know if Iโm the best person because Iโm really like, with politics, not that involved. As far as what I feel about it, of course, itโs ridiculous. But you know. Iโm just not surprised. Nothing surprises me right now, but Iโll try. My suggestion to people is to get together as people of color create communities with each other so that we can be supported when this stuff crashes, because itโs doing that. Itโs imploding as we speak. So yeah, get together and make our own community.โ
Keisha McClean
Atlanta by way of Charleston
โI think itโs just crazy. I donโt think we should be surprised at anything that heโs doing, but I do think itโs tied to, of course, you know, racial issues that we have. Itโs no coincidence that the travel ban is on countries of brown and black people, and itโs definitely no coincidence now that weโve had such interest in South Africa, if it wasnโt for Elon Musk. So definitely unfair but I really think that we need to realize that this is just where we are and I donโt necessarily know if itโs gonna get better or worse but weโll just have to wait it out and see.โ
Gionni Franklin
Atlanta
โIf weโre not Caucasian, if we are not white, then we have to understand that we will have a level of oppression and a level of uncertainty in general. So honestly, the way that I feel about it, itโs very unfortunate, thereโs nothing that we can do about it. And at this point, I think that we have to stop caring about what color our skin is and where weโre from. I think we just need to care about the things that you canโt see in life, you know, love, togetherness, community, and just being happy.โ
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